Wire-line rope-socket.



J. BURNS.

WIRE LINE ROPE SOCKET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30. 1914.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914 FIG-l.

. ITE @TATE JOSEPH BURNS-,0 OKMcULG-EE, OIl'lILALiI -J FIZQL.

VJIREJJINE ROPESOCKET morass.

Specification of Letters latcntl latenl ed Aug. 18, 1914.

Application an January so, 1914. Serial No 515,419

To all whoa/z. it may concern Be it llnown that l, Josiarn Bonus, at citizen o:f the United States, and a resident of Okmulgee, in the county of ()lnnulgee and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ire-Linc Ropefiockets, of which the following is a specification. 1

This invent-ion relates lZQllliPl'OVEl'llQlitS in the rope sockets patented to me September 16, 1912-, Nos. 1,073,469, and [7 5,450, the primary ob: =ct herein" being to provide a durable abutment for the swivel head, which preiierahly is inserted in the bore of the socket body through a side opening, thereby avoiding the expense of extending the bore through the entire lcngohoif the bddy.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation of a rope socket eonstructed n. accordance with the invention, and Fig. is a longiuidinal sectional elevation taken at right angles to Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 11; are crossec 'tions' on lines 3--3 and l-l, respectively, of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings. designates the body of the socket which is fm'niied with the usual threaded box 3 for receiviu the tapered pin carried by the upper extr lint-y of all socketsupporterl well tools. The axial bore 4: extends d-znvnwardly from the upper end of the body and terminates a considerable diif nce above box 3 so that a bstan tial pa. of the length of the socket is solid, making the body materially stronger than in those constructions in which the bore intersects the screw box. F or a distance upwardly from its lower end bore 1 is open laterally through the outer side face of the body as indieated at 5. The upper portion l of the bore tapers upwardly, the

taper beginning an appreciable distance above slot or opening 5, leaving the intervening portion of the bore straight or cylindrical as indicated at Tapered complementary with the tapered portion of the bore is the tubular abutment 7, formed pref erably of tool steel. The abutment slightly shorter than the length of passage 5 and is entered through the latter and wedged upwardly into the position indirated in Fig. 2.

8 is the tubular mandrel or swivel head to which the lower end of cable 9 is secured, the head being entered through pas: 5 with its upper end adapted to engage the lower extren'iity of the abutment 7, the

transrerse'pin lOholdii-ig the swivel head raised in part (3 of the bore and preventing ,it from becoming accidentally displaced through side opening 5. l

The advantages of a swivel rope soclcet 0t this general character for wire drilling cables are fully setiorth in my above inentioned patents.

By means of the improvement tool steel abutn'ient may be provided for the swivel head upon which there can be nonppreciable Wear; also as the body bore does not extend to the screw box, the strength of l the body is materially increased.

I claim:

l. The combination of a rope socket. body formed with an axial bore open through its upper end with the upper portion 01 the bore tapering upwardly, a tubular abutment tapered complementary with the tapered. portion of the bore, and a cable-holding head entered in the socket bore and adapted to engage the lower extremity of the abutment.

2. The cinnbination of a. rope socket body formed with an axial bore extending d0Wn- \YHICll) from its upper end, the bore being open laterally through one side oi" the body, a tubular abutment smaller than the lateral opening and adapted to pass tl'ierethrough into'the body bore. the ahutn'ient and the upper portion of the bore being shaped to prevent. upward removal of the abutment, and a. cable-holding head adapted to engage the lower extremity of the abutment.

3. The combination of a ropesocketbody formed with an axial bore extending downwardly from its upper end with the upper portion of the bore tapering upwardly, the bore being open through one side of the body, a tubular upwardly tapering abut,-' mentsmaller than the lateral opening and adapted to be entered in the body bore through .the latter and pass upwardly into and fit the tapered portion of the bore, ant a cableholding head Within the bore and adapted to engage the lower extremity of the abutment.

4. The combination of a rope socket body formed with an axial bore extending downwardly from its upper end, the bore being open through a side face of the body, a.-

herein, a

V holding head adapted te engage the lower end of the bore. v

5. The combination of a rope socket body formed with an axial bore extending d0Wn Wardly from its upper end with the upper portion ,of the bare tapered upwardly and with the bore open laterally face of the latter, a tubular abutment smaller than the lateral opening and entered in the barre through said opening, the abutment tapered complementary With and fitting with the tapered ifpper pnrtien of the bore,

threugha sidea swivel head smaller than the lateral bore opening and entered therethnough and adapted to engage the lower extremity of 1- the abutment, and means for holding the head against outward movement through the lateral opening.

In testimony whereof, I alfix in presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH ,BURNS. Y Witnesses W. G. BAeem, Ween-sen W. Biassm'r.

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